The Simple Things

Life has been crazy so I am going to be posting my story from last week as well as this weeks, so you'll get double the awesomeness :)

It was a weekend and me and some friends went to go see a movie. We were so excited. But when we got there....the told us the movie had started earlier than we had been told, so we wouldn't be able to see it. So lame. We had really wanted to see it. We were already out so instead of going home we went to the store and bought some paper and flowers and then went o get hot chocolate while we wrote encouraging notes on the paper. This was all at like 10-11:00 pm.

(pardon the bad cell phone pics) 

We then went to a local grocery store and then wrapped the notes around the flowers we had bought and taped them with athletic tape (this gives you and idea for how random and unplanned it was) When were at the store, it was like 11:30 and the parking lot was nearly empty. The only people shopping at this time were those who were frantically trying to get their shopping done before Sunday and/or had had a long day and family had a moment to go shopping. We were having the time of our lives as we discretely ran around the nearly empty dark parking lot putting flowers on peoples cars. 

We sat in our car and watched as the people came out of the store and saw the notes. Some people loaded their groceries, got in their car and then saw the flowers, and would then sit in their car and read the note and some would just drive away without reading it. Others would see the note while the were loading their groceries and put it in their car. But there was one man whose reaction really touched us. He was unloading his groceries into his car when he saw the note. He stopped what he was doing, put his gallon of milk on top of his car, and with the gallon of milk still on top of his car, he stood there and read it. 

I can't remember what we said on those notes, or which one he got (we wrote a lot). But the fact that he took the time to read our note meant a lot to us. 

Who knows how it touched their lives, or what it meant to them or if it didn't mean anything at all. But to me and my friends, it meant a lot. It was totally unplanned and random, but we will always remember it and cherish that night. The best things in life are the simple things. :) 

This week, I had family preparing to "hop the pond" or in other words, they were preparing to go on a big trip overseas. (and I was extremely jealous but happy for them) I just tried to help them in any way that they needed it. I helped my aunt make 600 hygiene kits to take to the slums of Brazil. I helped my sister shop for her things. I know it's nothing that big. But just smiling at them and telling them everything was going to be alright was something. 

Sometimes the simplest things mean the most in our lives. :)

Sorry for the longness. Have a great week everyone!